Good afternoon

Chinese PMI surprises on the upside!

According to Reuters, VW has no luck again to secure a cobalt-deal...

West African - one of my top-favourites reported some excellent drilling results: 11m at 11g; 12m at 27g; 13m with 18g and 2.5m at 43g - all at depth, extending the M1 ore body down to more than 500m. 5 drill-holes containing visible gold still need to be assayed. This round of drilling extended the resource, and confirmed the existing grade. Excellent stuff...this very high grade ore body is still growing! 4 drill rigs are currently drilling around the clock - more results also to be expected from new holes over the next 2 month. 23 mill$ left in cash - enough for extensive drilling, new resource estimate in the 1st Quarter 2018,, finishing the bankable feasibility study by mid-year 2018, and some more. I am feeling as confident as ever on this one, and am surprised, that you can still buy them in the low-forties. 

Prairie Mining - have made the enviromental application, conducted a poll in the area showing overwhelming support of their project, and is making good progress on finalising cost estimates for the Lublin-based coal mine. The Chinese partners will enter